| I found theMathematics Scale ranking table below that shows the US 25, 26 in the world. |
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International Comparison of Math, Reading, and
Science Skills Among 15-Year-Olds
More than 250,000 15-year old
students from 41 countries participated in the assessment. The countries
included all major industrialized nations (results for Britain were not
available) and 11 other nations that chose to participate. The test scores
are from 2003.
Mean
Performance on Mathematics Scale
1. Because data are based on
samples, it is not possible to report exact rank order positions for
countries. However, it is possible to report the range of rank order
positions within which the country mean lies with 95% likelihood.
2. Rank based on top two levels of
proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of mathematical performance.
3. Rank based on lowest two levels
of proficiency (out of six) on mean scale of mathematical performance.
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,
OECD PISA (Program for Student Assessment) 2003 databas
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The emphasis is on helping students to first develop the concepts through multiple representations and that the procedures is something you do to a concept in a variety of ways.
The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
The emphasis is on the students learning the concept first and then the procedure! I feel this is so essential when learning math skills. If a can perform a procedure in math, it has no lasting quality if they do not understand the concept behind it...
My biggest concern is the time element behind this all... planning and instruction. Where will it come from?
Definitely a huge step in the right direction. The idea of presenting main concepts first will go far with folks like me who have a hard time learning procedures without purpose!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ben. A great step in the right direction. But you are right, where will the planning and instruction come from? With what time and money will the teachers be trained with?
ReplyDeleteOur district is preparing for Common Core the year after this coming school year by establishing a lead teacher in each elementary schools. They'll work with the curric. coaches and the teachers in training sessions throughout this year to get everyone on track. Its a big step, but a good one I think.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to to see where this takes us! Our district does start this fall. I have been on the same team for 5 years and we have worked together planning our assessments, lessons etc. I hope that we can use what we have and build on to it. We have a document that connects the new standards to the old... time will tell. I have hope anyway that this will help improve my students experiences.
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